Cuspidor



J. HAYES.

CUSPIDOR.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 23. 1922.

1,424,247, Patented Aug. 1,1922.

"or i r' c r in in rind that JOHN IRA-.YES, O}? BELLE VERNON, PENNSYLVANIA.

G'USPIDOR.

Application filed January 23, 1922.

To a]? 10710214v may concem file it known that 1, lion): iar- V .1 of the l nited tfitates, residing at .oellc Vernon, in the county 01 l ayette and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cuspidors, of which the following is a specification, reten ence being had to the accompanying drawmes.

This invention relates to certain improvements in cuspidors, and it is an object'of the invention to provide a device of this general character which can be positioned or suspended at a location best suited "for use and which is also oi a charzizcter to render the same sanitary.

Another object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved device of this general character comprising a bowl sup ported for swinging or tilting; movement, together with means for maintaining the same in an upright or working position, the swinging or tilting movement of the bowl ermitting; the same to be readily and conveniently cleansed when the necessities of practice. may require.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a novel and imprcwei'l device oi -this general character which may be conveniently and e'dectively cleansed without the necessity of a porter or other person bring ingg; his hands in direct contact with the bowl and which in itself is oi? utmost importance from a sanitary point of view.

The invention consists in the details of: construction and in the combinatimi and arrangement of the several parts 01 my improved cuspidor whereby certain important advantages are attained. and the device rendercd simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient and. advai'itageous for use as will be hereinafter more fully forth.

The novel Features of my invention will hereinafter be definitely claimed.

In order that my invention may be the better understood, I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accon'ipanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a cuspidor constructed in accordance with an embodiment of my invention, the second position of certain of the parts being shown in elevation;

Figure 2 is a view in front elevation with portions broken away of the device.

As disclosed in the accompanying draw- Specification of Letters Patent.

Pa ten-ted Any 1,. 1922,.

Serial l lo. 531,261.

be suspended from a wall or other support,

as may be preferred.

Secured to the arm 2 and directly above the post 1 is a head '6 provided with a pair o1 upstanding, spaced, perforate ears 7. Fitting between the ears 7 is an ear or lug 8 depending from the bowl B and disposed through the ears 7 and the ear or h1g8 is a pin or bolt 9 whereby the bowl B is supported tor swinging movement. Normally the bowl 3 is disposed in a vertical direction or substantially in parallelism with the rod or member 3, and in order toprevent the bowl from swinging upwardly past a vertical center the rod or *member 3 is provided W lli a stop member 10 with which the bowl B, when in its normal position, is adapted to he ='e snug contact.

lit a desired distance abovethe stop member ii), the rod or member 8 is provided with a pair of longitudinally spaced guide members or Sled? s 11 throup fh which is slidably disposed. an elongated shank or rod 1 Err circling the shank 'or red 12 between the members or sleeves 11 is a coiled-spring 14:,

one end portion o1 said spring bearing against and having contact with the upper guide member or sleeve 11, while the oppor-aito end portion oi the spring is secured, as at 15, to the shank or rod 12. Tidy this means the shank or rod 12 is constantly urged downwardly. Extending outwardly from the shank or rod 12 are the pins 16 which contact with the lower guide member or sleeve 11 to limit the downward. movement of the shank or rod 12.

C denotes a cover or top member for the bowl l3 herein disclosed as substantially concave-convex, and is formed with its concave face upwardly disposed. The central portion of the cover member C is provided with a conventional opening and the peripheral portion of said cover member C is secured to the lower portion of the shank or rod 12.

When the bowl B is swung upwardly into its normal or vertically disposed position, the same passes under the cover member C which, through the instrumentality of the spring 14:, is urged toward the bowl B and thus maintains said bowl B against accidental displacement. The spring 1 when the bowl is raised or lowered, will permit the cover member C to have the desired yielding movement.

Extending outwardly in opposite directions from the lower portion of the bowl B are the arms 18 provided with upstanding fingers 19 with which are pivot-ally engaged the extremities of a fork 20. The i'orlr 2O carried by an end portion of an operating handle H. The handle member H and the work, if preferred, can be made from a suitable bent wire or strand, although I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself in this respect, The handle member H is of such length that when the bowl B is in its normal. position said handle member can be caused to closely overlie the rod or member and the outer or free end portion of the handle member H is provided with a loop or opening 21-which may also be engaged over the same member, such as a nail, with which the member or rod 3 is engaged when the device is suspended. By this arrangement fur ther means is provided to prevent accidental tilting or swinging oi? the bowl B.

The handle member H provides a convenient means whereby the bowl B may be swung downward when it is desired. to cleanse the same and to tilt the bowl B to its normal position. With the use of the handle member H it will not be necessary for the porteror other person to touch the bowl B with his hands.

From the foregoing description it thoughtto be obvious that a cuspidor con- 7 structed in accordance with my invention is particularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may be assembled and operated, and it will also be obvious that my invention is susceptible of some change and modification without departing from the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason I do not wish to be understood as limiting myselt to the precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out my invention in practice except as herein after claimed.

I claim v I 1. A cuspidor comprising, in combination, a base, an upstanding member carried by the base. to provide a handle vtor transporting the cuspidor, a bowl supported by the base for swinging movement, a cover memessee-7 her for the bowl, and means for yieldingly supporting the cover member by the upstanding member said means constantly urging the cover member toward the bowl when the bowl is underlying the cover member;

2. A cuspidor comprising, in combination,

a base, an upstanding member carried by the base to provide a handle tor transporting the cuspidor, a bowl supported by the base for swinging movement, a cover member tor the bowl, means for yieldingly supporting the cover member by the upstanding member, said means constantly urging the cover inember toward the bowl when the bowl is underlying the cover member, and a stop member carried by the upstanding member for limiting the swinging movement of the bowl toward the upstanding member to position said bowl below the cover member.

3. A cuspidor comprising, in combination, a base, an upstanding member car ied by the base to provide a handle tor transporting the cuspidor, a bowl supported by the base for swinging movement, a cover member tor the bowl, a shank extending outwardly from the cover member and in parallelism with the i'ipstanding member, guide members carried by the upstanding member through which the shank is slidably directed, and a spring encircling said shank having one end portion secured to a guide member and its opposite end ."i i01 s1 uz'i Q to the shank so that said spring member constantly urges the shank and the cover member toward the bowl when the bowl is in an upright position. r

, i. ii. cuspidor comprising, in combination, a base, an upstanding member carried by the base to provide a handle for transport ing the cuspidor, abowl supported by the base for swinging movement, the lower portion of the bowl at opposite sides thereof being provided with upstanding lingers, an operating handle provided at one end portion with a tcrlr, tne extremities of? the tori:

being pivotally engaged with the fingers the bowl, the iupstanding member being disposed through the "fork.

5. A cuspidor cmn n'ising, in combination, a base, an upstanding member carried by the base to provide a handle for transporting the cuspidor, a bowl supported by the base for swinging movement, and an operating handle for the bowl, one end portion oi? said handle being provided with a form straddling the upstanding member, the extremities of the fork being pivotally engaged with the bowl.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

. JOHh HAYES. 

